Putin, Obama to Speak by Phone Mainly About Ukraine

Iraq, Syria Will Also Be Discussed, Kremlin Adviser Says

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak with U.S. President Barack Obama by telephone in the coming days as part of a burst of diplomacy focused on the crisis in Ukraine, a Kremlin adviser was quoted by Russian newswires as saying Friday.

"In the coming days a Putin-Obama call is planned, above all focused on the topic of Ukraine but, of course, touching on other current international problems, including Iraq and...